ORP Grom 1940
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | ORP Grom | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1940 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | destroyer | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Wikidata P828 has cause (on P793 event): airstrike |
| Nationality / flag | Poland | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Polish Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | Norwegian Campaign | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Vestfjorden | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Norway | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 2 km from land |
| Position | 68.4622, 17.4431 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
ORP Grom was the lead ship of her class of destroyers serving in the Polish Navy during World War II. She was named after the Polish word for Thunder or Thunderbolt, while her sister ship ORP Błyskawica translates to lightning bolt.
Diving & visiting
A war memorial for Polish soldiers and sailors who fell during the Battles of Narvik was erected in 1979 on the 40th anniversary of the outbreak of the second world war. The memorial is located in Groms plass in Narvik, a park named after Grom.
Location
- Recorded position: 68.4622, 17.4431 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Vestfjorden
- Nearest coast: Norway
Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article ORP Grom (1936) (revision 1380190785), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “War memorial”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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